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Elections

Presidential Elections Timeline

Interactive visualization of every U.S. presidential election from 1789 to 2024, comparing electoral and popular vote outcomes.

Total Elections

60

1789 - 2024

Democratic Wins

30

Republican Wins

25

Other Parties

5

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Winner Electoral Votes Over Time (1789-2024)

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Browse all 60 elections chronologically. Click any election for details.

2020s
2024
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Donald Trump

312 / 538 electoral votes49.9% popular vote
Republican
2020
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Joe Biden

306 / 538 electoral votes51.3% popular vote
Democratic
2010s
2016
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Donald Trump

304 / 538 electoral votes46.1% popular vote
Republican
2012
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Barack Obama

332 / 538 electoral votes51.1% popular vote
Democratic
2000s
2008
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Barack Obama

365 / 538 electoral votes52.9% popular vote
Democratic
2004
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George W. Bush

286 / 538 electoral votes50.7% popular vote
Republican
2000
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George W. Bush

271 / 538 electoral votes47.9% popular vote
Republican
1990s
1996
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Bill Clinton

379 / 538 electoral votes49.2% popular vote
Democratic
1992
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Bill Clinton

370 / 538 electoral votes43% popular vote
Democratic
1980s
1988
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George H.W. Bush

426 / 538 electoral votes53.4% popular vote
Republican
1984
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Ronald Reagan

525 / 538 electoral votes58.8% popular vote
Republican
1980
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Ronald Reagan

489 / 538 electoral votes50.7% popular vote
Republican
1970s
1976
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Jimmy Carter

297 / 538 electoral votes50.1% popular vote
Democratic
1972
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Richard Nixon

520 / 538 electoral votes60.7% popular vote
Republican
1960s
1968
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Richard Nixon

301 / 538 electoral votes43.4% popular vote
Republican
1964
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Lyndon B. Johnson

486 / 538 electoral votes61.1% popular vote
Democratic
1960
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John F. Kennedy

303 / 537 electoral votes49.7% popular vote
Democratic
1950s
1956
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

457 / 531 electoral votes57.4% popular vote
Republican
1952
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

442 / 531 electoral votes55.2% popular vote
Republican
1940s
1948
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Harry S. Truman

303 / 531 electoral votes49.6% popular vote
Democratic
1944
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

432 / 531 electoral votes53.4% popular vote
Democratic
1940
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

449 / 531 electoral votes54.7% popular vote
Democratic
1930s
1936
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

523 / 531 electoral votes60.8% popular vote
Democratic
1932
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

472 / 531 electoral votes57.4% popular vote
Democratic
1920s
1928
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Herbert Hoover

444 / 531 electoral votes58.2% popular vote
Republican
1924
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Calvin Coolidge

382 / 531 electoral votes54% popular vote
Republican
1920
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Warren G. Harding

404 / 531 electoral votes60.3% popular vote
Republican
1910s
1916
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Woodrow Wilson

277 / 531 electoral votes49.2% popular vote
Democratic
1912
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Woodrow Wilson

435 / 531 electoral votes41.8% popular vote
Democratic
1900s
1908
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William Howard Taft

321 / 483 electoral votes51.6% popular vote
Republican
1904
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Theodore Roosevelt

336 / 476 electoral votes56.4% popular vote
Republican
1900
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William McKinley

292 / 447 electoral votes51.6% popular vote
Republican
1890s
1896
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William McKinley

271 / 447 electoral votes51% popular vote
Republican
1892
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Grover Cleveland

277 / 444 electoral votes46% popular vote
Democratic
1880s
1888
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Benjamin Harrison

233 / 401 electoral votes47.8% popular vote
Republican
1884
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Grover Cleveland

219 / 401 electoral votes48.9% popular vote
Democratic
1880
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James A. Garfield

214 / 369 electoral votes48.3% popular vote
Republican
1870s
1876
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Rutherford B. Hayes

185 / 369 electoral votes47.9% popular vote
Republican
1872
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Ulysses S. Grant

286 / 352 electoral votes55.6% popular vote
Republican
1860s
1868
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Ulysses S. Grant

214 / 294 electoral votes52.7% popular vote
Republican
1864
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Abraham Lincoln

212 / 233 electoral votes55% popular vote
Republican/National Union
1860
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Abraham Lincoln

180 / 303 electoral votes39.8% popular vote
Republican
1850s
1856
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James Buchanan

174 / 296 electoral votes45.3% popular vote
Democratic
1852
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Franklin Pierce

254 / 296 electoral votes50.8% popular vote
Democratic
1840s
1848
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Zachary Taylor

163 / 290 electoral votes47.3% popular vote
Whig
1844
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James K. Polk

170 / 275 electoral votes49.5% popular vote
Democratic
1840
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William Henry Harrison

234 / 294 electoral votes52.9% popular vote
Whig
1830s
1836
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Martin Van Buren

170 / 294 electoral votes50.8% popular vote
Democratic
1832
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Andrew Jackson

219 / 286 electoral votes54.2% popular vote
Democratic
1820s
1828
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Andrew Jackson

178 / 261 electoral votes56% popular vote
Democratic
1824
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John Quincy Adams

84 / 261 electoral votes30.9% popular vote
Democratic-Republican
1820
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James Monroe

231 / 232 electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
1810s
1816
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James Monroe

183 / 217 electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
1812
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James Madison

128 / 217 electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
1800s
1808
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James Madison

122 / 175 electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
1804
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Thomas Jefferson

162 / 176 electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
1800
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Thomas Jefferson

73 / 138 electoral votes
Democratic-Republican
1790s
1796
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John Adams

71 / 138 electoral votes
Federalist
1792
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George Washington

132 / 132 electoral votes
Independent
1780s
1789
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George Washington

69 / 69 electoral votes
Independent

This site explains the structure and history of U.S. federal elections and is not an official government resource. All data shown is for educational purposes only.